Cumulative Distance: 317.7
Average Speed: 14.4
Climb: 5,765
Cumulative Climb: 20,364
Goodbye California, Hello Arizona!
We woke this morning to more gusty winds, from the northeast - they would haunt us on our face all day. Where are the southwesterly wind we were promised?
First a point of clarification - after day three, we all enjoyed the format of rotating drivers with each of us driving a portion of each day’ ride, so we decided to do it for the entire trip.
This morning we left our oasis in Blythe, CA holding onto our helmets in the wind and headed across the Colorado River into Arizona. We parted way with Emilio, our Italian friend, and with the Adventure Cycling group that had left San Diego three days ahead of us. We travelled a lot of miles on interstate 10 and experienced flat tire number four along the way.
Dave was charged with finding a picnic spot with a bit more class than the one Lee chose yesterday. Dave outdid himself with a four star picnic area with many amenities. Our three intrepid golfers were even inspired to play a round of imaginary golf.
Since we were spending the evening in Aguila with only one motel, Dave had booked in advance. No one answered the phone but we eventually received a call back confirming we had rooms 1, 7 and 9. We were advised that they would be unlocked so that we should just go right in - the owner would book us in later. We arrived at the Jim Burro and found this!
After some minor debate we loaded up the bikes and headed for the next town 26 miles away. As we were leaving Aguila we spotted the actual Burro Jim motel. We were thrilled with the upgrade and spent the night there.
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